Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson poses for a photo during football media day in Ann Arbor on Sunday, August 12, 2012. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP

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In this Sept. 8, 2012, file photo, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson (16) rushes against Air Force during an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. / Tony Ding/AP

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Denard Robinson is ready to play in the NFL.

After all the discussion about his future in the pro ranks, he was finally selected by Jacksonville with the second pick of the fifth round, No. 135 overall.

There were many hugs shown on camera with his family in Florida and ESPN went to him for a reaction to the wait and the pick.

“I didn’t know at all,” he told host Trey Wingo. “I didn’t look at draft boards or anything like that. I just wanted to get it done with, get it over with. I’m hungry, it’s time for us to go eat.”

It’s a metaphor Robinson used at U-M, meaning he’s eager to work but Wingo took it literally, making for some on-air entertainment – adding to one of his brothers’ move, stepping in front of the camera to cheer the pick.

It’ll be nice for the whole family having him play just a few hours from his Deerfield Beach, Fla., home as they couldn’t make it to many of his games in Ann Arbor because of the distance.

They just may need to look for him on the field.

An outstanding running quarterback at Michigan – setting the NCAA record for QB rushing yards – Robinson didn’t throw well enough to stay at that position and he only had a few games at tailback to show his worth there late last season.

The Jaguars tweeted that Robinson was drafted as a running back, where he finished 2012 with Michigan, rather than a receiver, where he worked leading up to the draft.

“They can put me in at receiver or running back or whatever,” Robinson said on the conference call with Jacksonville reporters, adding he did not visit and only had one discussion with them but they had a long talk with one of his coaches. “There’s a lot of different positions so I’m excited about doing that.”

His versatility should be an asset, NFL Network guru Mike Mayock said, that he “saves a roster spot.”

“I’m surprised he didn’t go earlier,” Mayock said. “(Analyst) Charles Davis and I talk all the time after the draft about players who you have to find a spot and are not sure where they fit. But you love something about the player. At the University of Michigan as a quarterback, then later as a tailback, he had 732 touches. Forget about durability and size, this is a kid who’s as tough as anybody I’ve ever seen. No. 2, he’s a playmaker, I don’t care if it’s at tailback, slot or in the return game. Find a spot. He has no idea what he’s doing running routes. But he can catch the football, he can run, he returns and I betcha he’ll be a gunner on the punt team too. … I think he’s a special kid.”

Robinson was the first Michigan player drafted and this was the first time since 1968, the Wolverines did not have a player drafted in the first four rounds.

As for his position, that’s the least of his concerns, as he said on the conference call, “hungry” to eat.